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The Pokémon Center's Pitch Black sale is pure chaos, but here's how to get the new cards

TPC's presale is always a mess unless you know what to do

Ditto speaks to Popplio, a new Pokemon included in the Pokopia paid expansion DLC.
Pokémon Pokopia's free update gives fans a taste of Winds and Waves

A paid expansion pass also introduces a ton of new underwater content for the life sim

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Target's fight against Pokémon scalpers seems to be heating up

There are reportedly new purchase policies for Pokémon merch

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Despite everything, Lego isn't worried about Pokémon resellers

Lego's senior vice president shares a surprising sales trend for new sets

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The surprising reason Lego isn't making Pokémon minifigs

Lego's design director tells Polygon how its new sets help kids embody the ultimate Pokémon fantasy

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Lego's underselling how cool its new Pokémon sets are

The toys can battle, heal, and level up. Here's how it works.

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Pokémon fans are cheering Target’s new tactic to sabotage card scalpers

Some Target locations are apparently tearing open Pokémon box seals before purchase

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A Lego Charizard set, aimed at children. It comes packed with a Jolteon
Lego officially reveals 12 new Pokémon sets with fancy Smart Play tech

The original starters, alongside fan favorites like Mewtwo and Gengar, use Smart Play in different ways

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A group of men staking out a Pokemon card vending machine in Compton, as they get angry that a YouTube streamer is purchasing cards.
YouTube streamer ends Pokémon card fight in Compton by handing scalpers a job application

YoungFika has gone viral after an altercation with a group of men near a Pokémon card vending machine

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The Pikachu cards in the Pokemon Trading Card Game's 30th anniversary set, which features 30 Pikachu cards with different artists.
The Pokémon TCG’s new 30th anniversary set looks so good, it’ll probably sell out immediately

There will be 30 Pikachu to collect, each drawn by a different artist

A fan-created Mew Lego card, which depicts the legendary with its signature bubbles.
These Lego Pokémon card sets are so good, we shouldn’t have to choose one

Lego fans have until June to vote between Mew, Gyarados, Arceus, Rowlet, and Joltik

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A group of Pikachu walk during the Pikachu Outbreak event in Yokohama, Japan in 2016.
Pokémon card-grading service hits pause, overloaded with 10M card backlog

PSA is sticking to its more expensive grading tiers for the foreseeable future, the company announced

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Opening Pokémon packs has replaced smoking cigarettes for a weary generation

Why spend money on a cocktail or a pack of cigarettes when you have a chance to find a shiny Pikachu?

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Pikachu stares confused in art for Pokemon Worlds 2025
Florida man allegedly used a chainsaw to steal Pokémon cards

Authorities say blood was found at the scene of the crime

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Pokémon Company announces new measures to fight scalpers

ID verification has come for Pikachu

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Pokemon pose in promo art for Pokemon TCG Pocket: Paradox Drive.
Pokémon TCG Pocket's next big update adds Scarlet and Violet's best monsters

All hail Scream Tail

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The coolest sword Pokémon of all time

But not the coolest shield Pokémon, not this day

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An image of Professor Oak gesturing as he teaches a group of young trainers about Pokemon.
Man sues Nintendo after his Pokémon Professor application was denied

A 34-year-old Iowa resident is seeking $341,000 in damages

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Artwork of Mew from the Pokémon Trading Card Game
'Black label' Pokémon cards are leaving fans absolutely shook

A two-year-old Pokémon card known as Bubble Mew just sold for six figures, and it's making TCG fans worry

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Artwork of Pikachu from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
Pokémon fans' desperation for a Pikachu card has reached a new level

Ascended Heroes' Treekachu has TCG fans reaching for nearly anything they can get

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